Western Civilization II / Unit 2 WC2 0115 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Dutch Republic: The United Provinces, the States General, the Stadholder
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The idea
The anchor treats the Dutch as merchants, not as a state. The witness supplies the government: the United Provinces, a federation whose provinces sent delegates to the States General, with a stadholder, and from sixteen seventy-two William III as de facto hereditary head.
In practice
No king, no court; towns run by merchant elites.
Where people slip
This entry rests on the witness texts, not the anchor.
Your place on the trail
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